I spent a year learning Rust to do a 5 minute PHP job

📢 Cincinnati Software Craftsmanship welcomes Orville Bennett! 📢

💬 TALK DESCRIPTION 💬

Throughout this presentation I'll share:

• WHY I wanted to convert a simple PHP mailer script into a full-fledged rust application (a language I did not know), instead of making a quick update.
• HOW I made it happen, complete with tests and CI/CD integration.

It will give the briefest of introductions to the Rust language and touch on topics such as memory-safety, type-safety, unit tests and continuous integration.

At the end I'll give my opinion on whether this was a worthwhile project, given the (considerable) time taken, and the (simple) use-case. But I look forward to hearing yours as well.

👋 ABOUT ORVILLE 👋

Orville Bennett is a follower of Christ, father and recovering research scientist who through prayer, persistence (and a lot of reading) pivoted into the role of a Web Developer. He has 1 wife, 6 kids, 1 goat and 23 chickens, enjoys long walks on the beach, bicycle rides at noon and converting code from X programming language to rust. These days he takes on contract positions through his consultancy - ORB IT Solutions LLC - when he's not working full time as a Senior Full Stack Engineer.

Follow Orville:
🦜 Twitter 🦉 https://twitter.com/orb_itsolutions
🔗 LinkedIn 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/orville-bennett/
🌐 Website 🌐 https://orbitsolutions.dev/
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⚠ THIS MEETUP WILL BE HELD IN PERSON ⚠
(Talk will be live streamed on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/softwarecraftsmanship)

FOOD DETAILS:
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TRANSPORTATION:
Atrium Two is conveniently located in downtown Cincinnati, easily accessible by bus, car, bike, or scooter.

PARKING:
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